Side-lasting machine.



P. J. WENTWORTH. SIDE LASTING MACHINE. APPLICAIHON FILED JULY (3. 191's.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

PEARL J. WENTWOB'IH, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR,

'IO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY GORPOR PORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

ATION, OF PATEBSUN. NEW JERSEY, A COR- sxnn-nnsrrme MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented as. 19, 191

Application filed July 13, 1915. Serial N0. 39,599.

To all whom it may concern:

Be; it known that I, PEARL J. Wnn'rwon'rn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and State'of Kentucky, have invented certain Improvements in Side-Lasting Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to machines which are especially adapted for use in connection with the lasting of boots and shoes and is herein shown and described in an embodie ment designed particularly for use in side lasting welt shoes.

The invention has for its principal object to provide an improved machine for-successively stretching and over-working sections of a shoe upper about the last and as said sections of upper are worked successively into lasted position securing them to the lip or rib of the insole by independent fastenings, for example, staples of fine wire driven through the upper and the channel lip or rib of the insole, the fastenings being so located so as'not to interfere with the succeeding operations on the shoe.

An important feature of this invention consists in improved mechanism by which a portion of the upper is first tensioned about the last and the shoe is then moved into position for the tensioned upper to be secured by a fastening.

A further feature of the invention is improved means for- Wiping the tensioned upper over the feather and against the channel lip or rib of the insole and for inserting a fastening to secure the overwiped upper in lasted condition.

A further feature of the invention resides in novel means cooperating with the fastening inserting means for positioning the upper in proper relation to the portion of the insole to which the upper is'to be secured.

Other objects and features of the invention including certain more important details of construction and combinations of parts will be disclosed in the following 'de' scription taken in connection with the acextending lever 6 link 24 to one arm pivoted at companying drawings and will then be particularl pointed out in the claims.

F igure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of a machine having embodied therein the present invention in a preferred form;

F g. 2 is a plan view of the machine; and

Fig. 3.is a perspective detail of the staple forming mechanism.

The mach'ne in which the invention is herein shown as embodied is inits general features similar tothe machine shown in United States Letters Patent No. 1,059,984, granted April 29, 1913 on application of E. Erickson and lV. Cosgrove. As in. the machine of said Letters Patent the cams from which the staple forming, inserting and clenching mechanisms are operated are secured upon a main driving shaft 2 mounted in bearings in a head 3 of the machine, the head being supported by a base, not shown. A driving pulley loosely mounted upon the shaft 2 is arranged to be clutched to the shaft by a suitable clutch mechanism which is connected to a tion of the machine is effected.

In accordance with this invention afastening inserting machine organized as above indicated is provided with a gripper adapted to seize a marginal edge portion of the upper and tension it about the last. This gripper depends from the outer end of a forwardly which is pivoted on a rock shaft 8 having bearings in the machine frame, the inner end of the lever 6 being provided with a cam roll 9 which rides on a track on a cam 12 secured to the driving shaft 2 and operating through the described connections 'to lower the gripper to upper seizing position. The stationary jaw the depending gripper is pivoted on abolt 15 in the forked outer end of the lever and may be adjusted in and out by the adjusting bolt 16 mounted in a lug of the lever 6. The cooperating jaw nected by a link 23 to the stationary gripper and has its upper end connected through a '25 of a bell crank lever 26 on the lever arm 6, the other arm 27 of the lever being connected through ayielding connection 28 to an arm 30 of a bell crank '32 which, is pivoted on the rock shaft 8, the other arm33 of this foot treadle whereby opera- I 20 of the gripper is conbell crank a has one end secured to an arm on the casing by the expansive having a cam roll for engagement with a cam 36 secured to the main driving shaft.

The link 24 and the upper arm of jaw 20 I constitute a toggle b which firm gripping pressure is obtaine To insure a wide reach for the jaw 20 in closing and to flex the toggle the upper end of the movable jaw 20 is provided with a tail piece 37 whlclnis held by a spring, not shown, against a cam surface on the stationary jaw 18 and which 'throws the jaw jaw as the jaw frame of the machine and an adjustable thumb nut on the upper end of a rod 46 which extends through the casing and is pivoted at ,48 to the forward end of the lever 6 and operates to tension the spring 42 when the gripper is lowered by its cam 9.

Thegripper closing bell crank 32 is held against its cam 36 by a spring 4.- 9 which causes the jaws to release the upper at the end of the updraw movement, the formation of the cam 36 presented at that time permitting the spring so to act. The spring 49 43 and the other end connected to a projectin arm 50 on the bell crank 32.

-The Staple forming and staple driving mechanism of the machine, constructed substantially as described in said patent, is or- V ganized to drive a staple through the tensioned upper and .th of the insole and clench the staple on the inner side of the lip. This mechanism will be herein described only sufficient to make clear its relation to the new features ofv the machine. The outside former 52 of said mechanism isarranged to slide in a guideway in the head' of the machine from a cam groove in a cam 2 by alever arm andjs operated 53 on the shaft 55 fulcrumed in the machine head and having at its lower end a segment rack'which engages rack teeth formed on the rear end of the outside former. The outside former is constructed and arranged to embrace the inside former 57 as it moves forward and to form around the inside former a length of wire which has previously been fed into position by the wire feeding mechanism, not shown, and severed from the strand by thecutter 56, Fig.6. The inside former 5.7

is operated from a cam groove '11]. the cam 53 and is carried by a vertically sliding bolt mounted on the forward end of a lever 58 which is pivoted at 59 to the machine frame and has a cam roll 60 provided on its rear end, the cam roll 60 being re,- ceived in the cam groove in the cam 12. The staple when formed is driven through rough the channel lip receive the fastening,

a nose 62,,sometimes called a threat plate, by the staple driver 63, Fig. 3, secured to the forward end of a rack slide whichis reciprocated to insert the staple in the work by a lever 66 pivoted in the frame and having at its lower end a segmental rack 68 which engages the slide 65, the upper end of said lever being provi ed with a cam roll 69 which enters a cam groove in a cam 36 on the shaft 2.

' As hereinabove su'gg sted a feature of the invention is the provision ing-snot essive portions of upper over the feather and against the channel lip of the insole after the upper has been tensioned about the last. To ing means is rectiiprocated a sufficient distanceto cause its elivery end, which is provided with an upper wiper surface 67, to engage the upper before it is released by the gripper and wipe it over the feather and against the channel lip. The upper member-62 of the staple nose is arranged to slide in guideways in the machine frame and has tracted or inoperative position. In order to position the shoe properly with relation to the staple inserting means and also to cotiperate with the'staple inserting means in w ping the upper over the shoe bottom into position to vided. This guide comprises a member 72 adjustably secured by a set screw 73 to a ".orwardly extending portion of the frame and' having, two fingers 75 projecting on either side of the wiping nose in-the plane of operation thereof, .theforward end of the fingers 75 being flush with theend of the upper wiping and staple inserting means when said means is at the limit of its operative movement. i

In this machine, as in the machine of said Letters Patent above referred to, a clenching anvil is operated to move the shoe into position for the upper to be secured in lasted condition and to clamp together the parts of the shoe through which the staple is to be driven; 'In accordance with this invention the clenching anvil 76 slides in a guideway in a forward extension of the machine frame and has yielding connection with the outside former wherebythe'anvil is moved toward this end the staple formof means for wipa work guide is provil. This connection consists of a lever 77, the upper end of which is ivoted at 78 to the frame and the lower on of which has a pin and slot connection 7 9 with the rear end of the anvil bar 81. The lever 7 7 is connected througha yielding lost motion connection comprising links 80 and 82, to the slot ted upper end of a lever 84 which is pivoted at 83 to the frame and is connected at its lower end by a link 85, to the segment lever 55 which operates the outside former. A

. spring which is interposed between the links 80 and 82 is adjustable to vary the clamping pressure of the anvil.

The shoe is supported against the updraw of the gripper by a work support or sole rest 86 adjustably secured in the forward extension of the machine frame with its lower end in the plane of the fastening inserting means, the sole rest being preferably forked at its lower end so as to straddle the anvil 76.

In the use of the machine above described the shoe is presented to the sole rest 86 in position for the gripper 13, 20 to engage the shoe upper. Upon starting the machine the gripper is operated through the mechanism described, first, to reach down and to seize the marginal edge of the upper as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.1, and then to pull or tension the upper yieldingly about the last. After the gripper has reached its limit of updraw movement but before it has released the upper, the clenching anvil 7 6 is actuated to move the shoe into a position against the guide 7 2, the fingers 75, 75 of this guide engaging the upper and wiping it over the feather and against the lip or rib of the insole preliminarily to its being operated upon by the staple inserting means and also effecting an additional tensioning of the updrawn upper as shown in Fig. 1. The machine is preferably so timed that prior to the completion of this part of its cycle of operations the proper length of wire has been fed to the staple forming mechanism and formed into a staple in the manner describedin the above mentioned patent. As provided for by this invention, the outside former 52 is then further advanced so that its wiper surface 67 engages the upper and wipes into lasted position' that'portion of the upper. between the fingers 75, 75. This movement of the outside former also advances the upper member 62 of the staple nose into position thus providing a continuous driving passage to the upper standing against the lip or rib of the insole and insures the proper driving of the staple through the materials. The staple is then driven and the shoe moved to present another portion of upper to the machine so that by repeated operations of the machine successive portions of upper are lasted and fastened to the lip on rib of the insole; The machine is particularly useful for side lastgether the over-worked ing welt shoes the toes and heels of which are to be, or have been, lasted on other machines. The spring tension applied through the described gripper mechanism is appropriate for side lasting and the upper fastening staples inserted by this machine may remain permanently in the shoe and are located where they do not interfere with subsequent operations on a Welt shoe as do lasting tacks.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a machine of the class described, means for pulling an upper over a last,

means for supporting the shoe against the 2. In a machine of the class described,

means for pulling an upper over a last, means for inserting fastenings through the upper and the channel lip of the insole, said means being constructed and arranged to wipe the upper into position to be secured by a fastening, a guide member arranged to position the shoe relatively to the fastening means, and means for clamping toportion of the upper and the channel lip during the fastening inserting operation.

3. In a machine of the class described, means for pulling an upper over a last, a staple nose, a stationary work guide com prising forwardly extending fingers located on either side of' the staple nose, -means to drive staples through the staple nose, and a clenching anvil movable in the plane of the work guide.

4. In a machine of the class described, a

gripper, means foroper'ating the gripper to sense an upper and yieldingly tension it about the last, means for supporting the shoe against the pull of said gripper, fastening inserting means comprising a staple nose, a guide member having fingers positioned one on each side of the staple nose, and means for moving the shoe into engagement with the guide member.

5. In a machine of the class described, a gripper, means for operating the gripper to seize an upper and tension it about a last, fastening inserting means comprising a stapling nose the delivery end of which is provided with an upper wiper surface, and a guide member having fingers positioned one upon each side of the stapling nose and nor mally projecting beyond the end of the nose.

6. In a .machine of the class described, a gripper, means for operating the gripper to seize an upper and for moving the gripper to tension the upper about alast, means for inserting a fastemn through the upper and the channel lip of t e insole, and means or moving the shoe into position to receive the fastening while the upper is'under tension. 7. In a machine of the class described, a gripper, means for operating the gripper to upper and yieldingly tension it about a last, means for inserting a fastening through the upper and channel lip of insole, and means for moving the shoe into osition to receive the fastening while the upper is under tension, said last mentioned means being yieldingly connected to said fastening inserting means.

8. In a machine of the class described, a gripper, means for automatically operating said gripper to seize an upper and tension it a last, a stationary work support 10- beneath said gripper and against which the shoe is held against the pull of the inserting mechanism located in the plane of said work support, and

an anvil located opposite said fastening 25 forming mechanism, said anvil being constructed and arranged to move the shoe from the position in which the upper is tensioned into a position to receive the fastening.

9. In a machine of the class described, a

power operated gripper for pull ng an upper about a last, means for insertm a staple through the upper and channel 1p of the insole, and an anv11 yieldingly connected-to V the said staple inserting means.

10. In a machine of the classdescmbed, a power operated gripper for pull ng an upper about a last, means for inserting a staple through the tensioned upper and channel hp of the insole, said means being constructed 0 and arran ed to wipe the upper over the feather and against the shoulder, and a stationary guide member having gers located one on each side of the stapling means in the plane thereof, said member co'ciperatmg with the stapling means to wipe the upper over the feather and against the channel lip in advance of the staple inserting movement of the stapling means.

11. In a machine of the class described, staple inserting means, a power operate gripper adjacent to the delivery end of said means an adjustable relatively thereto, a Y stationary work'support located beneath said gripper and in the plane of said staple inserting means, and an automatically actuated anvil extending'through said work support' and operating to move the shoe into position-to receive a staple after the upper has been tensioned by the gripper.

12. Ina machine of the class described, staple inserting means, a work support located a distance in front of said means an in the plane thereof, an automatically actuated grip er positioned above said work sup port, an -mean'8 constructed and arranged fastening guiding nose,

to move the shoe from the position in which it is presented to the gripper into position to receive the fastening and to clench the staple inserted by said staple inserting means.

13. In a machine of the class described, means for pressing together the upper an the channel lip of a welt shoe, means for inserting a fastening through these parts while they are pressed together, and work positioning means arranged to operate at each lateral side of the fastenin inserting point and in advance of the sai tion to force the upper into the angle of union between the feather and the lip of the insole.

14. In a machi e of the class described, means for pressing to ether the upper and the channel lip of a we t shoe, means for inserting a fastening through these parts while they are pressed together, and means arranged to operate at one lateral side of the fastening inserting point and in advance of the said pressing operation to force the upper into the angle of union between the feather and the lip of the insole.

15. In a machine 0 the class described, a a clenching tool movable toward and away from the nose, and fingers located at opposite lateral sides of the nose in position to engage the upper to press the upper to the angle between the feather and the channel lip of a welt' shoe insole.

16. In a machine of the class described, a fastening guiding nose, a clenching tool movable toward and away from the nose, and fingers located at opposite lateral sides of the nose in position to engage the upper in advance ofthe engagement of said nose therewfith and to press the upper into the angle between the feather and the channel lip of a w'elt shoe ins le.

17. In a machine of the class described, a fastening guiding nose, a clenching tool toward which the nose is movable, two fin gers located on either lateral side of the nose and extending forwardly to the limit of the movement of the nose into position to press the upper into the angle between the feather and the lip of a welt shoe insole prior to the advance of the nose, and means for moving the movable parts.

18. In a machine of the class described, a fastening guiding nose, a clenching tool 120 movable into d away clenching relation to said nose and adapted to move the shoe with it wheinmoved into fastening clenching position, a gripper operated to engage the edge of the ii er an to updraw it and holdit while the 0e is being moved into fastening receiving posihaving in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt shoe innersole and elench the staples at the inner side of the lip, a gripper, and connected power driven mechanism. to operate the gripper to seize the upper, to move the shoe relatively to the gripper and-toward the inserting mechanism and to cause the inserting mechanism to fasten the upper under tension.

21. A side lasting and stapling machine,

having in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a. welt shoe innersole and clench the staples at the inner side of the lip, a gripper restricted to vertical movement, a shoe bottom rest, and operating mechanism to close and raise the gripper, to move the shoe away from the gripper and toward the inserting mechanism with the upper under tension. and to cause the inserting mechanism to fasten the upper.

.22. A side lasting and stapling machine, having in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt shoe innersole and clench the staples at the inner side of the lip, a gripper, and operating mechanism for the gripper including means to depress the gripper to upper seizing position, means to close the gripper upon the upper, and a spring arranged to be put under tension when the gripper is depressed and operating to uplift the closed gripper for tensioning the upper.

23. A side lasting and stapling machine, having in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt shoe innersole and elench the staples at the inner side of the lip, a gripper, a spring for up lifting the gripper, and connected power driven mechanism for depressing and closing the gripper and for operating the stapling mechanism after the spring has been permitted to uplift the ripper.

24. A side lasting an stapling machine, having in combmation, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt shoe innersole and clench the staples at the inner side of the lip, a gripper, means for ad usting the gripper toward and from the stapling mechanism, means for closing the I gripper, and means for moving the shoe relatively to the closed gripper to present the shoe With the upper tensioncd by such movement to the stapling mechanism.

25. A side lasting and stapling machine, having in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt shoe innersole and clench the staples at the inner side of the lip, a gripper pivolally supported, and means for securing thrgripper in adjustment about said pivot with the jaws positioned in different relations to the stapling mechanism.

26. A side lasting and stapling machine, having in combination, a gripper, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert a 27. A side lasting and stapling machine,

having in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt shoe inner-sole and clench the staples at the inner side of the lip, and including a staple clenching tool which is normally positioned away from the inserting mechanism to facilitate presentation of the work, a rigid support in which the tool can slide, an upright lever pivoted at its upper end and having a pin and slot connection between its lower end and the tool, and a yielding operating connection between said lever and the staple inserting means.

28. A side lasting and stapling machine, having in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt shoe innersole and clench the staples 'at'the inner side of the lip and including a staple clenching tool which is normally positioned away from the inserting mechanism to facilitate presentation of the work, a support in which the tool is guided to move the shoe toward the stapling mechanism, and a shoe bottom rest with relation to which the tool and the. shoe are moved and which cooperates with the tool to maintain the plane of the insole in definite relation to the staple inserted by said mechanism.

29. A side lasting and stapling machine, having in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt shoe innersole and clench the staples at the inner side of the lip, and including a staple clenching tool and a forked shoe bottom rest arranged to 911%!)tgethe insole at opposite lateral sides of t e clenchin tool.

30. A side lasting an having in combination, mechanism constructed and arran ed to insert staples through an upper an the lip of a welt shoe innersole and clench the staples at the inner side of the. lip and includin a nose movable to wipe the upper over the eather and press it against the lip of the insole at the staple rece1ving-point, and a work guide comprising two fingers arranged at opposite sides of the nose.

31. A side lasting and stapling machine, having in combination, mechanism constructed and arranged to insert staples through an upper and the lip of a welt stapling machine,

. shoe innersole and clench the staples at the inner side of the lip and. including a work ide havin a finger to press the upper into the angle 0 union between the feather of the lip of the insole laterally adjacent to the stapling point, and a staple guiding mums ..a normally retracted staple guiding nose,

a spring holding the nose retracted, a staple driver, a staple-former, and a lost motion connection between the former and the nose by which the nose is advanced over the work ahead of the staple driver.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin witnesses. P ARL J. WENTWORTH. Witnesses:

Omvnn B. KAISER, LomsnA. Bncx. 

